Vulvar apocrine hidradenocarcinoma arising in a hidradenoma papilliferum—A case report.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Kim, Grace Y.; Solanki, Malvika H.; Guo, Ruifeng
- Source
- Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. Aug2021, Vol. 48 Issue 8, p1085-1087. 3p. 2 Color Photographs.
- Subject
- *BENIGN tumors
*MIDDLE-aged women
*CARCINOMA in situ
*PAPILLOMA
*VULVA
- Language
- ISSN
- 0303-6987
Hidradenoma papilliferum (HP) is a benign adnexal neoplasm of the vulva that typically presents as a unilateral, flesh‐colored papule in the labium majus in middle‐aged Caucasian women. It is considered to be a close counterpart of the intraductal papilloma of the breast. Malignant transformation is rare with few reports in the literature. We present a case of vulvar mammary‐type apocrine hidradenocarcinoma arising in an HP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]